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“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
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Most helpful blog posts for memory keepers, memoirists, and family historians

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Are you ever intentional about your memories?
Are you ever intentional about your memories?

We all get a happy feeling when a “memory” pops up on a social feed on our phone. Just remember that you have access to ALL your memories ANY time you want!

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dawn's musings, photo legacyDawn M. RoodeNovember 6, 2023why it's good to remember your childhood, reminiscence is good for your mental health, how to access your happy memories Comments
Life Story Links: October 31, 2023
Life Story Links: October 31, 2023

Today’s curated roundup includes some great family history finds, thought-provoking reads about truth and fact in memoir, plus life writing ideas and prompts.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeOctober 31, 2023curated list of stories for family historians, recent news about personal history, family history in the newsComment
Discover life writing journal prompts all around you!
Discover life writing journal prompts all around you!

Sometimes all it takes to get unstuck with your personal writing is paying attention. Here are some easy (fun) ways to come up with journal writing prompts.

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memoir & writingDawn M. RoodeOctober 23, 2023life story writing prompts, journal writing prompt, what to write about in my journal, ideas for writing from my memoriesComment
Life Story Links: October 17, 2023
Life Story Links: October 17, 2023

This week’s roundup is rich with in-depth looks at how we process memories and make stories, why personal writing matters, memoir recommendations and excerpts.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeOctober 17, 2023recent news about personal history, family history in the news, curated list of stories for family historiansComment
The index card solution to family history preservation
The index card solution to family history preservation

Want to organize your family history archive? This cheap, convenient solution is a great way to record your stories until you’re ready to move them into a book.

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family history, food memoriesDawn M. RoodeOctober 11, 2023using index cards to record my family history, when to use recipe cards for family history research, easy way to organize my family archiveComment
Life Story Links: October 3, 2023
Life Story Links: October 3, 2023

From an audio memoir serialized as a podcast to hybrid memoirs worth reading, this week's curated roundup is rich with family history, memory-keeping and more.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeOctober 3, 2023recent news about personal history, family history in the news, curated roundup for modern memory keepers Comments
3 books to inspire your own family cookbook
3 books to inspire your own family cookbook

These three titles—two hybrid cookbooks and one genealogical look at preserving food memories—dish up lots of inspiration for making your own family cookbook.

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food memories, reviewsDawn M. RoodeSeptember 26, 2023hybrid cookbooks as inspiration, how to weave food memories and recipes in one book, great cookbooks that include family history and recipesComment
Life Story Links: September 19, 2023
Life Story Links: September 19, 2023

This week’s curated roundup includes deep thoughts on first-person storytelling, helpful tips for family history preservation, and lots of new biography recs.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeSeptember 19, 2023recent news about personal history, family history in the news, curated list of stories for family historiansComment
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“We listen with different ears when we can feel and believe that a story is true.” ⁠
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—quote from The Moth's latest book, which I highly recommend, called "How to Tell a Story"
Does keeping up with posting on social media ever feel burdensome to you? Personally, I don't share much of my daily life on Facebook or Insta. Some stories here and there, sure. But I mostly keep up this account for my business, which is as personal
For my newest followers, allow me to introduce myself...⁠
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Personally, I believe in having an open heart, and feel most alive when connecting with other people. I value long pauses and white space, story sharing and marginalia. I’m an ou
An instance when a slightly blurry photo is worth keeping! The littlest one here is me, while my two older cousins and my grandparents' dog, Shep, don dime store birthday hats behind me. This snapshot makes me feel, it makes me remember, it makes me
Every season of our life brings new opportunities to reflect. Remember: You don't have to be "old" to want to create a record of the life you have lived.⁠
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“Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions i
Your mom has stories...do you know them? I'm talking about the stories that make her HER, not just your MOM...⁠
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If you'd like to gift your mom with personal history storytelling sessions with me, a generous and interested listener, I'd be hon
 

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